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CC Ādi 12.56

Bengali

শ্ৰীযদুনন্দনাচার্য—অদ্বৈতের শাখা ।
তাঁর শাখা–উপশাখার নাহি হয় লেখা ॥ ৫৬ ॥

Text

śrī-yadunandanācārya — advaitera śākhā
tāṅra śākhā-upaśākhāra nāhi haya lekhā

Synonyms

śrī-yadunandana-ācārya — Śrī Yadunandana Ācārya; advaitera — of Advaita Ācārya; śākhā — branch; tāṅra — his; śākhā — branches; upaśākhāra — subbranches; nāhi — not; haya — there is; lekhā — writing.

Translation

The fifth branch of Advaita Ācārya was Śrī Yadunandana Ācārya, who had so many branches and subbranches that it is impossible to write of them.

Purport

Yadunandana Ācārya was the official initiator spiritual master of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. In other words, when Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was a householder, Yadunandana Ācārya initiated him at home. Later Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.